Change in the College of Letters & Sciences Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements. (Currently, B.A. candidates in the College of Letters and Sciences are required to study a foreign language through the second semester at the college level or to complete two or more years of study of the same foreign language in high school. Under this proposal, students will no longer be able to satisfy this requirement with high school language study alone; instead, they will need to demonstrate that they have actually achieved proficiency equivalent to completing the second semester of college-level study by achieving an appropriate score on the placement examination. Students who graduated from high school before the revised requirement goes into effect in 2012 will be exempted and will continue to be held to the current requirement).
International and Area Studies
New course INTRNAR 101 " Orientation to International Studies Major." (Orientation to the International Studies Major helps students make informed choices about their emphasis in the major and international travel opportunities. It introduces them to the career options available to majors upon graduation. Students will have the opportunity to hear about the experiences of graduating majors, program alumni and faculty).
Discussion on getting ready for the next catalog update coming in Fall of 2011.